You vs. the News: GZERO's Weekly News Quiz

March 21, 2024

<section><h2>GZERO's Weekly News Quiz, March 22nd, 2024</h2><p><p dir="ltr">Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it. <br /></p></p></section><section><h2><p dir="ltr">Leo Varadkar announced his resignation as Ireland’s Taoiseach (prime minister) this week. His tenure was ground-breaking because Varadkar was…</p></h2></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr">Cubans frustrated by severe economic shortages took to the streets of Santiago this week in risky and rare protests against the government. What Spanish phrase did they shout to express their needs?<br /></p></h3></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr">What preventable disease is making a comeback in the US?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p><strong></strong>What African country is considering revoking its ban on female genital cutting?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr">Extra credit: Guess which country has these folks guarding their leader</p></h3></section><section><h2></h2><p>Thanks for playing. Better luck next time.</p></section><section><h3></h3><p>Score! Well done!</p></section>

Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.

Tensions between China and the West heat up amid military exercises

China's President Xi Jinping attends a meeting in Brazil in November 2024.

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Just days after a Chinese naval helicopter nearly collided with a Philippine patrol plane over a contested reef, China’s military started live-fire drills in waterways near Vietnam on Monday and between Australia and New Zealand over the weekend in an “unprecedented” display of firepower.

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Just days after a Chinese naval helicopter nearly collided with a Philippine patrol plane over a contested reef, China’s military started live-fire drills in waterways near Vietnam on Monday and between Australia and New Zealand over the weekend in an “unprecedented” display of firepower.

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Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Germany’s election results are in, with the far-right AfD party expanding their vote share to second place. Ian Bremmer looks at what the outcome means for the future of Europe and the transatlantic alliance.

“Those same geopolitical tensions that we see in physical space certainly are playing out in digital space as well,” says Anne Neuberger, former US Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies.

Just days after a Chinese naval helicopter nearly collided with a Philippine patrol plane over a contested reef, China’s military started live-fire drills in waterways near Vietnam on Monday and between Australia and New Zealand over the weekend in an “unprecedented” display of firepower.